BRITISH STANDARD : AEROSPACE SERIES
INSPECTION AND TESTING PROCEDURE FOR
IRON, NICKEL, COPPER, COBALT AND REFRACTORY METAL BASE ALLOY CASTINGS
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Special foundry approval
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Control of material
1.4 Chemical composition
1.5 Heat treatment temperatures
1.6 Mechanical tests
1.7 Methods of testing
1.8 Freedom from defects
1.9 Tolerances
1.10 Rectification of defects in castings
1.11 Foundry technique
1.12 Cut-up or break-up tests
1.13 Identification
1.14 Final marking
2. RE-MELTING STOCK
2.1 Manufacture
2.2 Analytical requirements
2.3 Provision, selection and preparation of test
samples
2.4 Mechanical properties
2.5 Test certificate
3. PRECISION CASTINGS
3.1 Manufacture
3.2 Analytical requirements
3.3 Condition
3.4 Provision, selection and preparation of test samples
3.5 Acceptance tests
3.6 Mechanical properties
3.7 Hardness
3.8 Depth of case
3.9 Intercrystalline corrosion
3.10 Test certificate
4. SAND CASTINGS
4.1 Manufacture
4.2 Analytical requirements
4.3 Condition
4.4 Provision, selection and preparation of test
samples
4.5 Acceptance tests
4.6 Mechanical properties
4.7 Hardness
4.8 Depth of case
4.9 Intercrystalline corrosion
4.10 Test certificate
5. CENTRIFUGAL CASTINGS
5.1 Manufacture
5.2 Analytical requirements
5.3 Condition
5.4 Provision, selection and preparation of test
samples
5.5 Acceptance tests
5.6 Mechanical properties
5.7 Hardness
5.8 Intercrystalline corrosion
5.9 Test certificate
FIGURES
1. Test samples for precision castings
2. Test samples for sand castings
BS HC 100:1972 history
2010BS 2HC 100:2010 Procedure for inspection, testing and acceptance of iron, nickel, copper, cobalt and refractory metal base alloy castings
1972BS HC 100:1972 Inspection and testing procedure for iron, nickel, copper, cobalt and refractory metal base alloy castings